NPR- Colonoscopy

emilykristene2006

Has anyone had one done? Tell me it's nothing.

I'm nervous, but I think I am more nervous of what they might find. With all the recent cancer and deaths in my family DH is worried, too.

I have not been able to keep anything in me for a week and a half now. I don't know how they expect me to drink this stuff.

 

grja

My DH performs them. He said that if done correctly, it shouldn't hurt. People usually come out saying it wasn't as bad as they thought. The prep (cleaning your system out) is far worse.

Maybride2

I've had one - and honestly, it was nothing.

The prep was by far the worst part of it - the stuff I had to drink was disgusting and I nearly threw up trying to drink it all.  And I had to give myself an enema a few hours before the procedure.

Once I got to the hospital it was easy though.  They'll get your IV started, wheel you back into the room, roll you onto your side and give you the sedative through your IV.  You don't feel a thing.

I woke up about an hour later, pretty dazed and confused.  But no pain whatsoever.  We went out for lunch as soon as they let us leave because I was starving, and I felt fine.

If they find something, they can take care of it before it gets bad.  Just be optomistic!

kittycarr

Well, not to scare you but MIL had one recently and her doctor sucked - he poked through her intestines and she had a tremendous number of problems because of it.  SHe's alright now but wasn't for a while.

I, however, had one about two years ago and was under the twilight sleep or whatever it's called.  I never knew a thing happened to me.  I was more out of it after than if I had general anesthesia.  There's no recovery either - except for the sleepy needing to wear off.

kittycarr

Drink what stuff?  All i had was magnesium citrate.  Didn't taste great but wasn't horrible.

Maybride2

kittycarr:

Drink what stuff?  All i had was magnesium citrate.  Didn't taste great but wasn't horrible.

That's what I had.  Did you have the cherry flavor?

Maybe I just have a weak stomach, but I thought it was some of the most God-awful shiit that I've ever had to drink.

kittycarr

NO way sister!  I was warned that the cherry was worse than the normal flavor.

emilykristene2006

I have to drink a half a gallon of miralax.

AZ_Erica

My mom and dad have both had them recently.  My mom likened it to your annual exam.  But thin she was put under for hers so she was not awake.  I think the night before cleansing yourself is the worst.  Good luck!

wellfleet04

I've had several because colon cancer is rampant in my family (my 27 yo brother was diagnosed a few years ago).  The prep is the worst part.  It depends on your Dr which prep you have to do.  I've done one where I bought a solution at the drugstore and only had to drink a cup or so.  The other one was like a GALLON of horrible tasting stuff.   Then there is "clearing out" which is not pleasant.  The actual procedure is no big deal, doesn't hurt, and is over with fairly quickly.